Focus: Assistive Tech

8 hours. 1 pivot. No one gets left behind.

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Everything you need to know about participating, judging, or sponsoring NJIT's premier accessibility design sprint.

CADence is an 8-hour accessibility-focused design sprint where NJIT students design and 3D print assistive technology solutions. Teams work across three tracks (Medical, Transportation, Community) to create functional prototypes that address real-world accessibility challenges, judged by industry professionals.

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"Seeing students go from idea to a functioning electromechanical assisstive device in just a matter of hours was seriously impressive!"
- Judge, FemTherapeutics

"Those that are very successful don’t have the highest grades, what differentiates you is having what I call the power skills. And that is what you’re using today, teamwork, communication and the most important one is empathy."
- President, NJIT

"A wise person plants the tree knowing they won’t appreciate the shade"
- Judge, Mack Trucks

"Overall, I really liked the whole idea of this event being like a mini Hackathon with a 7-hour time limit and the only form of manufacturing being limited to 3D printing"
- Competitor, 2026 1st Place Team

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